Time to get winter tire!

[LeVaillant]

Im going to buy my winter tire with wheel on tirerack.com but I was wondering if I should get the little sensor in the tire?
You guys know if its needed?
The website tell that the wheel need to be instal on the car by a trained experienced technician...
I want to buy new wheel for the reason that I will put them myself on the car.
So what you guys know about those inside sensor in tire?
They are needed?

[Phoenix]

Same here, my winter tires arrive in a few days.

Your asking about inside sensors, do you mean TPMS?

Tire-pressure monitoring system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pretty sure your dash is going to give you a warning, think they are required. You can possibly reuse your current set or buy a new set.

[LeVaillant]

Yea that sensor, I heard that you dont need them. For my winter tire I will just buy them without the sensor, personaly those sensor are not somthing really needed for me. Technology is fun somtime but at some point its just too much... I think 188$ for some sensor that will tell you if your tire need to be fill or not + have to go to the dealer ship to get set... I will say its just a waste. I prefer the warning in the dash then all this boul**** dealership want to give me. I buy wheel to instal them myself lol. No more waste of time needed at the mechanic.

[lilfeat]

Sure, you can skip the TPMS sensor. You could remove your airbags to reduce weight also. If the cost of the TPMS sensors is too much, then maybe you overspent for the car in the first place. LOL

[Koala Yummies]

Originally Posted by LeVaillant

I think 188$ for some sensor that will tell you if your tire need to be fill or not + have to go to the dealer ship to get set... I will say its just a waste. I prefer the warning in the dash then all this boul**** dealership want to give me. I buy wheel to instal them myself lol. No more waste of time needed at the mechanic.

It does more than just tell you if the tire is low, without the sensors you won't be able to disable VSA, which some find, in winter, to be an inconvenience at times, the system often being too liberal with the application of traction control.

You also do not need to go to the dealership to change the codes, you can do it yourself with a device that costs around $150. ATEQ TPMS Program Tool Since you live in an area in which you use snow tires, it wouldn't be a bad investment if you plan to own the vehicle for a few years, as after the 3rd wheel/tire change it will have paid for itself. Some tire places charge as little as $20 to change the codes/reset, while some of the Honda dealerships charge as much as $110 for one-time TPMS sensor-ID change.

New TPMS sensors can be had for ~$120 from online Honda parts departments, and even less on ebay. Need 4 TPMS Sensors

You don't need to get the sensors for your winter wheels, but there's some useful links in case you do want to get them.

[Ludercrz]

Vaillant, we don't actually HAVE the TPMS system in Canadian CR-Zs so you definitely don't need them.

a least my 2011 doesn'T have it, i don'T know if they added it in the 2012 canadian model.

[LeVaillant]

Ohh thank you man! =) I just realize the CRZ from usa have a sunroof... We dont have it =(

[_JB_]

Originally Posted by LeVaillant

Ohh thank you man! =) I just realize the CRZ from usa have a sunroof... We dont have it =(

US doesn't have a sunroof either.

[Ludercrz]

ya only Europe and Japan markets have "moonroof" (they don't even open, just a glass)

only thing Canada doesn't have compared to US is TPMS and the option to have NAVI, although now in 2012 you can have Navi but only in the Black on Black Leather Premium version.

[CR-Z Canadian]

Originally Posted by Ludercrz

ya only Europe and Japan markets have "moonroof" (they don't even open, just a glass)

only thing Canada doesn't have compared to US is TPMS and the option to have NAVI, although now in 2012 you can have Navi but only in the Black on Black Leather Premium version.

Yup, finally something I'm GLAD we DON'T get here in Canada!
TPMS in my other vehicle is a PITA. Every time the temperature changes or it gets wet, the dang light comes on for a while. That pretty much makes it useless, to me.